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Why Can't You Behave& chords by
Dinah Washington
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Db
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4

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C
C

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D
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Why can't you
G
G

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C
C

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F#m
F#m
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Fm
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C
C

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behave?
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Bb
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D
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Oh, why can't you be have?
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C
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After all the things you told me
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Bb
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A
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D
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G
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And the promises that you gave
C
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Oh, why can't you behave?
C
C

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F#m
F#m
2

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C

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D
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Verse 2
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Why
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G
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C
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can't you be good
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A
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D
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G
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And do just as you should?
C
C

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Won't you turn that new leaf over
Bb
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So your baby can be your slave?
C
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Ebdim
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Oh, why can't you
G
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behave?
C
C

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Verse 3
C
C

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Ebdim
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Ab
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There's a farm I know
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C

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near my old home town
Eb
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Bb
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Where we two can go and
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G
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try settling down
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G

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C
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There I'll care for you forever
D
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A

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Cause you're all in the world I crave
G
G

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C

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Ebdim
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But why can't you
G
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behave?
Verse 4
C
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There's a farm I know near my old

home town

Where we two can go and try

settling down

There I'll care for you forever

Cause you're all in the world
Db
Db
4

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I crave

But why can't

you, oh why can't you?
C
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Oh why can't you behave?

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Db

    4

  • G

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • Fm

  • Bb

  • A

  • F

  • Adim

  • Ebdim

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Why Can't You Behave& by Dinah Washington is C major.

The primary chords used in Why Can't You Behave& are C, Db, G, D, Gbm, Fm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Db, G, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Why Can't You Behave& is approximately 77 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Why Can't You Behave& using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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